114  
FNUS74 KMOB 251326  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 6315 C-19...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
826 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84 ARE EXPECTED;  
HOWEVER, THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE.  
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS  
INTO THE WEEKEND. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY TO  
WESTERLY TODAY, STAYING BELOW 5 MPH THROUGH 11 AM AND THEN  
INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX  
VALUES WILL BE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD TODAY AND GENERALLY GOOD TO  
GOOD ON FRIDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS... ANY LINGERING FOG SHOULD  
DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE  
AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNRISE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...823-1920 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 49.  
LVORI...............2.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 20 25 32 40 47 49 46  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............75 80 82 84 85 86 85 83  
RH..............69 54 49 44 43 40 41 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE SE SSE SSE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 7 8 9 9 10 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 4.2 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE SE SSE SSE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 7 7 8 9 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..E ESE SE SSE SSE S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..12 23 33 45 50 52 47 47  
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1676 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....47 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........39 32 26 42 53 60  
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............82 72 66 64 63 62  
RH..............47 66 84 93 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 6 3 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....5500 400 400 400 400 400  
MIX HGT (M).....1680 120 120 120 120 120  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..47 6 5 4 4 4  
LVORI...........1 3 5 7 9 9  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1311 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 9 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 4 TO 8  
METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 59.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........60 59 56 58 57 54  
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............61 65 76 81 84 83  
RH..............100 93 62 49 44 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 10 13 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 17 21 23 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 2300 3700 4200 4300  
MIX HGT (M).....150 240 700 1130 1280 1310  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 17 17 20 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 8 8 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 13 47 59 59 58  
LVORI...........9 5 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...73  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412441.0/MOB  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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